The story is unique, in that the situations and characters presented are portrayed in a way only comparable to the best of other anime like this, like Madoka Magica, or Higurashi/Umineko. The plot moved at an appropriate pace, showing development in an ever-increasingly tense situation that captures your heart in a very exciting way.
The art is very similar to those of anime of its year, and is, as is the art of most anime, personally acceptable and not something notably bad, like My Sister My Writer or Marchen Madchen, or bad in general. The art portrayed the story well enough to captivate the viewers, and I found the art acceptably dark and intense for the appropriate plot.
The music and sound effects used in this anime is just acceptable. It fits the theme of the story very well, kept me captivated for the 6-hour binge watch on my fifth rewatch, and made the flow of the story very well-paced. The sounds used was able to magnetize me to my screen and helped to portray the events very well.
The characters are all exquisite. At first, I thought of the characters as just being used and shown for progression of plot, but I found the continuous involvement of all of the shown characters, excluding minor/background characters, very exciting. With my knowledge of the plot and story of different characters from completely different, yet excitingly related, I found the actions of the characters to be very helpful towards my enjoyment of the anime, and the characters have a deep background and involvement in the overall story, considering the brevity of this standard 12-episode, 24-minute anime.
I enjoyed this anime so much, despite my general hesitation to watch something of such a dark nature. The unique, individual aspects of this anime made me like this anime, and watching this entire thing felt very quick, yet changed my perspective on so many things so quickly. The relationships between the characters is very attractive to me, and the way how the relationships develop and change over the course of the anime is very heart-rending. The main characters, especially, appeal to me sooooo much.
Overall, I must recommend this anime. Though it might not meet certain people's expectations, or is not something certain people would enjoy, i found it a good use of time, and I cannot stress enough just how good of an anime this one was. I understand if people disagree with me, or if people won't like this anime for certain reasons, but I must recommend it; at the very least, watch this through to the end, without skipping anything. I say that this anime is worth the time, and worth the watch.
